June 30, 2021 Alyza Lewin Speaks at SSI Conference on the Importance of IHRA and its Examples Students Supporting Israel (SSI) hosted Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law President Alyza Lewin, alongside Rabbi Andrew Baker, the Director of International Jewish Affairs at the American Jewish Congress (AJC), at its Define it to Fight it online conference in a talk about the importance of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism. Since […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
June 30, 2021 LDB Welcomes Four Summer Interns! Washington, D.C.: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (the Brandeis Center) is pleased to welcome four summer interns: Nathaniel Berman, Samantha Crane, Joni Rosenberg, and Chloe Shrager. The Brandeis Center continues to lead a robust and strategic legal response to the alarming increase in anti-Semitism on college and university campuses; from […] Blog
June 28, 2021 Top Hillel Lawyer Explains How Anti-Zionist Professors Violate Academic Freedom On June 9th, Hillel International Vice President Mark Rotenberg headlined the LDB Summer Speaker Series with remarks on “Academic Freedom and the Fight Against Anti-Semitism.” Rotenberg described the unprecedented rise of hostile environments for Jewish students, detailing efforts to connect the United States racial injustice narrative with the Palestinian struggle against Israel and the recent […] Blog
June 21, 2021 Recognizing Anti-Zionist Anti-Semitism by Russell Shalev Recognizing Anti-Zionist Anti-Semitism by Russell Shalev ~ The recent global wave of anti-Semitic attacks that accompanied the May 2021 conflict between Israel and Hamas has torn the mask off the disingenuous claim that anti-Zionism is unrelated to, not motivated by and wholly distinct from hostility towards Jews. The Anti-Defamation League recorded a 75% increase in […] Blog
June 18, 2021 A Chance to Right a Wrong Decision by Diane B. Kunz June 18, 2021 ~ A Chance to Right a Wrong Decision by Diane B. Kunz ~ The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Judicial Circuit has granted a rehearing en banc of the 8th Circuit Court’s decision in Arkansas Times LP v. Waldrip, (No. 19-1378, 8th Cir. 2021), which partly struck down Arkansas’ anti-Boycott Divestment […] Blog
June 9, 2021 A Victory for Campus Freedom by Diane B. Kunz A Victory for Campus Freedom ~ June 9, 2021 ~ by Diane B. Kunz The decision is now final. After a five-year battle, the New York courts have upheld Fordham University’s ability to deny Students for Justice in Palestine (“SJP”) the right to register as a recognized student organization (Matter of Awad v. Fordham Univ., […] Blog
June 5, 2021 Call for Papers for the “Law vs. Antisemitism” Conference The conveners of the “Law vs. Antisemitism” conference have asked the Brandeis Center to share the following Call for Papers with our readers. The conference will be held on campus and virtually at IU McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana on March 13-14, 2022. The deadline to submit papers is August 1, 2021. Anti-Semitism Blog
June 3, 2021 Anne Bayefsky and Avi Bell Kick Off LDB’s Summer Speaker Series On May 19th, Professors Abraham Bell and Anne Bayefsky opened LDB’s Summer Speaker Series with a timely and informative webinar on “The Current Crisis, Gaza, Hamas and Durban IV.” Bayefsky and Bell provided unique perspectives on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the anti-Semitism associated with the United Nations’ Durban Conference. Professor Bell, speaking from Jerusalem, […] Anti-Zionism Blog
June 2, 2021 The UN Human Rights Council Has No Shame by Diane B. Kunz The UN Human Rights Council Has No Shame ~ Diane B. Kunz ~ June 1, 2021 A government pledges in its founding document to exterminate the citizens of its neighboring country through a holy war. The leaders proclaim that they will never stop fighting until they have eliminated the “most despicable and contemptible […] Blog
June 1, 2021 New Legislative Measures Pushed to Limit BDS Legislative efforts to combat the Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign continue to gain traction internationally. In the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II announced that legislation will be introduced that bans public bodies from joining the BDS campaign. In the Queen’s Speech on May 11th, which declares the Government’s legislative agenda, Queen Elizabeth explained the […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
May 7, 2021 Biden Administration Announces it Will Not Participate in Durban IV Conference On May 3, 2021, a US State Department spokesperson told The Jerusalem Post that the United States will not participate in the Durban IV conference this September. The upcoming conference commemorates the 20-year anniversary of the 2001 Durban Declaration. The State Department’s announcement emphasizes that while “the Biden Administration has put racial justice at the […] Anti-Zionism Blog
April 23, 2021 Brandeis Center Co-Signs Letter to the Biden Administration Regarding the ICC’s Investigation of Israel The Brandeis Center and other Jewish advocacy organizations, led by the National Jewish Advocacy Center, co-signed a letter addressed to President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) recently-opened investigation into Israel for alleged war crimes in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem. The letter notes that […] Anti-Zionism Blog
April 20, 2021 Brandeis Center Welcomes New Intern Washington, D.C. – The Brandeis Center is delighted to welcome a new Communications and Development Intern, Sarah Engelman. Sarah joins the Brandeis Center at a time when the organization is strengthening and expanding its response to the surge of anti-Semitism on college and university campuses such as Tufts University, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign and University […] Blog
April 16, 2021 Brandeis Center Files Amicus Brief In Support of Asian American Applicants Challenging Harvard’s Discriminatory Admissions Policies On March 31, 2021, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) and the Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation (SVCAF) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Students for Fair Admissions’ (SFFA) petition for certiorari in the case of Students For Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and […] Anti-Semitism Blog
April 7, 2021 ADL Survey on Jewish Americans’ Experience with Anti-Semitism A recent survey conducted by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) provides concerning insights about how the resurgence of anti-Semitism is impacting Jewish Americans. The survey confirms that anti-Semitism remains an urgent problem in America that is increasingly pervasive and directly affecting the everyday lives of Jewish Americans. The survey revealed that 63% of Jewish Americans have […] Anti-Semitism Blog
April 2, 2021 A Conversation with Kenneth L. Marcus on Law, Jew-hatred and Higher Education ~ Monday April 19th The Academic Engagement Network Presents: Law, Jew-hatred, and Higher Education: A Conversation with Kenneth L. Marcus Monday, April 19, at 12 PM EST Kenneth L. Marcus, the Founder and Chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and a former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education for Civil Rights will discuss ways […] Blog
March 30, 2021 Kentucky resolves to adopt IHRA, further spurring nationwide efforts to recognize the importance of defining and combating anti-Semitism By adopting Senate Resolution 67 in the house and senate just last month, Kentucky (KY) has joined the growing list of states, including South Carolina (SC) and Florida (FL), that have committed themselves to defining and combating anti-Semitism. The resolution condemns anti-Semitism broadly, adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism (the IHRA […] Anti-Semitism Blog
March 30, 2021 2021 Mayors Summit Against Anti-Semitism On March 16th, 2021, Frankfurt am Main partnered with the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement to host the first-ever Mayors Summit Against Anti-Semitism. Mayors from communities all over the world attended the Summit and spoke about the initiatives their cities have taken to combat anti-Semitism. The Summit’s four main panels focused on Education and IHRA Adoption, Security […] Anti-Semitism Blog
March 25, 2021 Panelist Event: Anti-Semitism & Anti-Zionism on Campus: The Situation & Strategies for Students The American Zionist Movement’s Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism and Holocaust Denial Project, earlier this month, hosted Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law President, Alyza Lewin, alongside Co-founder and Director of AMCHA, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin in a panel discussion on the situation and strategies for students facing anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism on campus. The conversation began with an […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
March 25, 2021 Anti-Semitic Speech and Campus Hate LDB President, Alyza Lewin, joined Jewish community leaders Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Vice Chairman of Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, on the Edwin Black show to discuss the “Explosion of anti-Semitic Speech and Campus Hate.” The theme of the show is more prevalent […] Blog
March 19, 2021 UIUC Announces Formation of Jewish Advisory Council to Address Campus Anti-Semitism The University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (UIUC) recently announced the formation of the Chancellor’s Advisory Council on Jewish and Campus Life. By creating the Council, UIUC is making good on one of the commitments it made in its “Joint Statement on Anti-Semitism.” In that Statement, to which the Brandeis Center is a signatory, the university pledged […] Anti-Semitism Blog